Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-03-25
The Public Schools.


AN ACT to amend chapter thirtv-six (s6) of the
General Statutes 1873. providing for public
schools.
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
SECTION l. That section seventy-fve (75) of
chapter thirty six 1867 of the General Statutes
OF one Thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight llS7Sl be amended to read as follows:
Section IS. The state superintendent of pub
lie instruction shall make an apporti onmcnt of
the available current school funds In the state
state, on the first Monday in March and the FIRST
Monday in October of each year, in proportion
10 the number Of scholars between inc ages OF
tive ~ and twenty-one (2i) years who have
been enrolled aud have been in attendance forty
(4O days in the public schools, that have had at
least hive 10 months Of TERM within the year, by
a qualified teacher: and have reported in accord
ance with the following provisions:
Provided, first, That every teacher in the pub
Tic schools OF this state shall keep in register
furnished him by the clerk OF the district, a
record of the names in full and the number and
daily attendance of scholars enrolled i'll the
school, studying and reci'ing in the same and
cross x) the names Of all under five 81 or over
twenty-one CID Years OF age, and OF all VINO are
charged tuition; the register shall also be so
kept as to show the names and number of days
OF attendance of all pupils between the ages of
tive 81 and eight Isl years, between tue ages of
sight 81 and fifteen u5) Years, and between
fifteen Il - and twenty one t21) years.
Provided. second. That every teacher in the
common districts in the state shall within ten
90 days close OF the first term in the
to the superintendent Of schools for
by the state superintendent Of public iostruc-
intendent. and to tue clerk Of the district, by
returning the register, The names in full OF all
scholars enrolled i'll this school, with the num-
her of days each has attended checking with a
cross (X| the names of all under five (5) and
over twcnty-one i21l years of age and of all who
are charged tuition; and the names 80 checked
shalt not be counted In the total enrolment
upon which tho current school fund is appor-
tened, and within ten (lO) days after the close
OF each succeeding term of the year, upon a du-
plica:e of the last preceding report tor that dis
tr1ct. he shall add the new names not enrolled in
the preceding report, and i'll a separate column
report the number Of DAYS each pupil has at
tended for the term of his report; all other
questions on the blanks shall be accurately an
swered.
Provided. third, No clerk of any common dis
trlct, under the supervision OF q county
superintendent, shall issue an order to any
teacher on which pay for the last month Of serv-
ice can be drawn, until he has evidence that the
teacher report to the county superintendent
mas Deen returned, properly filled. and until the
teacher has returned to such clerk. as the term
report required i'll this section, the register Of
the district, kept according to law: nothing
recovering pay for his services, if it appears that
his record has been kept, and the reports
thereof made, according to the provisions Of
this section
Provided, fourth. That in special and indie
pendent school districts, such blanks furnished
through the county superintendent of schools
ana requiring tor the entire year the toia that
are required of common school districts each
term, shall be properly filled and returned to
him within ten 90 days after the close of the
last term in the school year. by the super
intendent OF such schools, or, it there be no
snch officer, by the teacher of the highest school
IN the grade; TegisUers in special and in
reports OF enroIlments shall be made.
as in common school districts, and the name of
no scholar entitled TO enrolment for apportion-
ment shall be counted more, than once in the dis
trict in any year.
Provided, fifth, Children attending school
any part OF the year in apoLher district than that
not be counted for apportionmenr in such other
district, II they are enrolled and entitled to ap
portionInent within that year in the district
where their parents or guardians reside.
SEC. 2. That section eeventy-nine i79) of said
chapte: be so amended as to read rs follows:
Section -. The auditor of each cou nty, on the
nesday of October in each veal, shall make appor-
U1onments Of the money in the county treasury
accrulne from the current school fund. and from
tthe] liquor licenses, estravs and fines as pro-
vlded in this act, among the several SCI 1o dis
trlcts in the county in which schools have been
taught five 81 months within the year by quail
made upon the number OF different scholars be-
tween the AGES Of five Isl and twentv-one CD
years lawfully enrolled in each school, and Gu
titled to apportionment. as reported to him by
the county superintendent Of Schools and the
county auditor shall transmit to the clerk OF
each district q copy of the apporsionment to
said district. and such money snail be used only
In payment of teachers wages. including board !;
Provided, first. That no district shall receive
from the superintendent an amount greater than
that appropriated by the district from its spe-
cial tax and q local enc u null tax
Provided, second. That no district shall re-
ceive any share in the apportionmenr of moneys
accrning from liquor licenses unless ali sums
paid for such licenses in such district are ap-
pr0priated to the county school fund
Provided, third. That any district which, for
the first year after its organization, shall have
made provision tor = four a months school by
q levy of asuffcient tax, and shall have begun
and continued = school for one az month, shall
apportionment in proportion to the actnai en-
roIment OF pupils between the ages OF 1--we Isl
and twenty-one cd years. which enrolment
shall be reported by the clerk, through the
county Slnerinteni ID the uteuaent